LITT Meeting - February 25, 2009

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RBUSD Lead Instructional Technology Teachers Meeting
Agenda
February 25, 2009
8:00AM to 3:30PM

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Welcome Activity

Overview: ISTE National Educational Technology Standards (NETS)

• National Educational Technology Standards (NETS)
• New NETS for Students (2007), Teachers (2008), and Administrators (2009)
• What do the (new) NETS look like in a classroom?
  • Explore the NETS Implementation Wiki: http://nets-implementation.iste.wikispaces.net/
  • View the "From Paper to Practice" video series.
  • See also: Cheryl Davis's NETS tagged lessons.

Activity: NETS Integration Lesson Plans (Shared Via Google Docs)

• What might the NETS look like in your classroom? (You may work in grade level teams to answer this question.)
• Create a proof-of-concept lesson plan that would accomplish the following:
  • Address content standards or another curricular or educational goal.
  • Address one or more of the NETS
• Create a Google Docs document or presentation (or spreadsheet) including the following:
  • Title:
  • Grade Level:
  • Subject:
  • Topic:
  • Length:
  • Objective(s):
  • Curricular Standard(s) Addressed:
  • Technology Standard(s) Addressed:
  • Technology/Equipment/Supplies Needed:
  • Resources/Materials Needed:
  • Preparation (Detailed Step By Step):
  • Process (Detailed Step By Step):
  • Assessment (Including a Rubric if Applicable):
  • Collaboration (w/LITTs, IT, other staff, or others outside the district):
  • Other Notes:
• Publish your lesson plan and add the link below:
  • http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgk6zx6n_6ds5wz6xv (fourth grade, health/LA lesson, using multiple online resources to discuss feelings)
  • http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dcs86z4h_1zxbcvzgm (Biographies of Favorite Americans)
  • http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dz4vmdm_3dc5h72hg (11th grade current events)
  • http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=djtcfzm_0d9skmhf8 (ANCIENT ROME LESSON USING GOOGLE EARTH)
• Briefly share your lesson plan with the group.

Discussion: Your Reactions to The NETS

• What are some potential benefits to adopting this framework/
• What are some potential challenges?
• What would be your first steps in seeking solutions to these challenges - and what additional resources might you need?
• Discussion Notes

BONUS: Wordle Graphic of the NETS (contributed by Stu Woodward)

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BREAK

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Review: Collecting Data with a Google Docs Spreadsheet Form

Overview: Collecting Data With Survey Monkey

Activity: Create A Survey For Your Staff (With Shared Results)

• Create a survey with Google Docs or Survey Monkey - about a topic you might actually want to survey the staff at your site about.
• Add the URL of your survey below so your fellow LITTs can test it out for you:
• Please answer this survey - What is your intelligence (from Gardner)?
• http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=cEhUR0NxWUgtRW1QMTEyREZXQjNiVFE6MA..
• http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=cEtabEVOamxVb2E1WTZSTHA2RmNVQ3c6MA..
• http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=cEMxdHZBZzE1YVItWFlPakhhc3oyUmc6MA
• http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=cDRfdVg0eGZ1RzBrQ1V2c25ONjNNVGc6MA.. Synonyms and Antonyms
• http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=cDlpU2YyUm1ZVkI3RWhxR195UG9tWVE6MA..
• http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=cHJwU09QOFF3YkdlbnBwZFpETU5EV3c6MA..
• http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=cFNnU0FvT2Q5eGZ1R0tXOGMxY21oT0E6MA.. http://spreadsheets.google.com/embeddedform?key=pn_KFYHcimJ-pNHfBglNbAw

• Add the URL of your shared results here so your fellow LITTTs can review them as well:
  • Add your URL here!

• Discussion:
  • What challenges or aha moments did you experience as you created your survey?
  • What are the pros and cons of these two tools? Would you want to try your survey using the other tool?
  • What do you still need to know to implement your survey?

Bonus: Create a Self Grading Quiz with a Google Form

• Create a quiz using a Google Docs Form.
• Create "IF" formulas to grade each question.
• Create a "SUM" formula to total the score.
• Create another nested "IF" formula to grade the quiz based on the score.

Reflection Activity

Online Evaluation

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This wiki was originally developed by:
Mark Wagner, Ph.D.
President, Educational Technology and Life Corporation